yes I do.

An infant has life experience starting with the first breath. This is how we learn.

The reason I asked if you have kids was to make a point with an argument that hip-hop or any other form of entertainment for that matter has done far less to "dumb down" our country than the very technology you are using to express yourself this very moment.

Texting alone has set us back decades in grammar and reading comprehension. This has had a far greater impact on average IQ in young adults than music ever will

lolz idk ic mybff etc etc ... will cost us dearly in the long run.

As humans a major part of our evolution is social communication and interaction. The internet has all but destroyed the benefits of face to face relationship building and will soon cause the death of what ever part of the brain handles that function.

PP I only say this to say that we have far greater things to worry about then rappers. Any kid with half decent parents can listen to all the rap music in the world and not be affected by it one bit, however .. the way we caommunicate can be changed forever by two peers txting in my opinion

lolz

And for the record

... if any of you took a moment to listen to the song the guy is not talking about he will kill anyone

He is giving you a reality of life. You see that old man? Well in the video he has a meth lab and if some fucker tries to break in he will shoot the shit out of them . Now if you know any hillbillies then you would know this is real

A hillbilly will shoot the shit out of you. Same thing with the story about the black dude. Listen to the lyrics, not the fact that he is rapping the reality of what he sees in Alabama

Wrong. :2 cents:

It's scary a new generation of kids will probably idolize this back woods cracker want to be.
Guess I'm geting old, we idolized John Wayne

Hey if you are going to say I am wrong, at least give a reason for your opinion.

If anything .. any kid I ever knew who wanted to be a rapper , was encouraged to write and put words together. But opinions are like assholes .. everyone has one

i digress

go listen to the song again

we also wanted to be police and fireman and doctors when we were growing up.

now the only message seems to be "if you're obnoxious enough, you can be famous"
:2 cents:

i dont have a problem with white rappers, theyre actually intelligent to niche themself out in a market where they will call attention to themselves, just like how everyone read this thread. lord knows there is enough boy bands and country hicks putting albums out, its marketing plain and simple. he probably sings in a church choir on the weekend.

what is the difference between John Wayne ( who shot some one every day on television )

and this guy rapping about what he sees around him?

I am not suprised tho. There is not one thing on this planet that doset get spoiled and or bitter as it gets old and dies

The differences are many. You can explain to a kid that, first, it's just a movie. Second, following your example, tell them this isn't really how things were in the wild west. It was rough place and time, and while there were "heroes" (lawmen), it was generally just a fucked up place and time to live. The point is you can tell them it's fiction, not real, acted by actors. Art imitates reality, but most of the time it exaggerates a lot.

As for rappers, how do you explain to anyone that what they're talking about isn't real? The point of rap is that it SHOULD be real. If you are 13- 16 year's old and you hear some ignorant fuck brag about his money, chains, bitches, guns and murders, and at the same time you see this guy is living large and having all this fame and wealth, how can that not affect a kid? Obviously not all rap is negative, there are a lot of rappers who talk about real-life situations and there are some with very positive lyrics, too. But then there are also those that put out one positive track and then on every other song they are talking about moving drugs, packing heat, pimping hoes, etc.

EDIT: Only someone who wasn't from the streets would think it's something to glorify.

I didn't listen to very much of it but I think it sucked.
This white rapper is much better:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=XBGERSHPNiQ
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I don't like this track, although I do like hip hop.

Funny thing is, it's just you getting old.

People thought Jerry Lee Lewis would corrupt. Then Elvis. Then The Beatles and Stones. Then Pink Floyd. Then The Sex Pistols. Then Duran Duran. Then Heavy Metal. Then Rap.

Every decade, the older folk don't like that the younger folk like.

:2 cents::thumbsup

The difference is, they didn't dumb down society. Growing your hair long or wanting to play guitar is nothing compared to trying to be a reject, glamorize ignorance, glamorize a lack of education, not being able to even properly speak English, and glorify violence. The two are not the same.

Back then we also had parents. Moms were home and dads would take a belt to you if you acted up. Today it is nothing more than mindless idiotic youth with no leadership or positive roll models.

Am I getting old? No, I am old. That doesn't mean I can't see a bad thing as it's happening. Elvis Presley was and always will be an icon and a gentleman, regardless of what was said about him. The negative rappers of today will be forgotten about as if they never existed, with only a handful being remembered 30 years from now. This clown will not be one of them.

I listen to some hip hop. It is entertaining. Jay-Z is entertaining and I find generally positive, even though some of his lyrics are not. The idiot in this video and the others like him are nothing but a herpes sore on society.

Don't take my old jaded word for it. Just take one look at the youth of today and that's all you need to see.

I'm not the guy with the prison tattoo on his neck, the voice of a child, and running around with n1ggers with shotguns. Your "artist" is the idiot.

You must be too young to see the repercussions of shit like this, so I'll stop here. Not going to waste my fingers on you.

You think this dog crap is good?

I've earned my right to hate who I want for any reason I see fit.

you must new here. welcome to gfy

Thems fightin words

Not really into rap these days but as far as white rappers goes, Classified is my favorite and one of the few rappers I can actually listen to these days...

https://youtube.com/watch?v=2vAWjBmGZAk

https://youtube.com/watch?v=hSH_f8gtrqw

https://youtube.com/watch?v=wuG3ZDAxLhs

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

Top 10 Canadian Rappers:

http://ca.askmen.com/top_10/entertai...rappers_8.html

Your man Classified ain`t ranked, neither is Drake, Belly etc.. But Tom Green is #8 lmao.

When did George McFly become so gangsta?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...eorge_1955.JPG

Title of the thread should be:

"This white boy makes himself look like a clown"

That's not so bad in the realm of white boy gangsta rap. But in the grand scope of music that is horrible. He sounds like a little kid with a lisp. You can't be hard with a lisp.

It sounds stupid enough to be a hit. Atleast you can understand what he's saying. All this new shit like Lil Wayne.. come on man.

That was tight....Rugged Man.

Seriously, that was pathetic.

"Mama with the hatchet." - That's original.

not even close.

That sucks. Check out some real music:

is this type of shit even qualify as music?

fucking white ghetto trash.

He is The Man in the Arena.

oh look white trash singing about redneck dad shooting someone for trespassing LOL

the subject matter of these simpletons shows their highschool only education (if that)

meanwhile,.... listen to: https://youtube.com/watch?v=eABVwEgzIss

id also bet this punk never pointed a gun at anyone LOL the song is all about shooting people, how many ya think he killed? LOLOL in his face.

wannabes

please dont ever put this guy's name next to eminem in comparison

'Popping the Trunk' - sounds like a potential name for a gay porno flick. :1orglaugh

In real life negros wouldnt hang out with that creep.

Not very impressed at all.. he looks like he should be part of Depeche Mode instead!

he looks like he might be gay, and the song fucking sucks.

la coka nostra FTW!!!

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

Ok that sucked - a whiteboy trying to sound & act like a black brotha

not so bad